Arresting systems and methods

Abstract

Systems and methods for arresting vehicles or other moving objects are detailed. The systems may be bi-directional, so as to arrest vehicles on either side of a barrier. They additionally may be reset for reuse relatively rapidly following deployment.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 11 / 393,269 filed on Mar. 30, 2006 entitled “Arresting Systems and Methods,” now allowed, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to systems and methods for impeding movement of moving objects and more particularly, although not necessarily exclusively, to bidirectional, reusable systems and methods for arresting travel of ground-based vehicles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]U.S. Pat. No. 6,843,613 to Gelfand, et al. discloses an energy absorbing system forming part of an automobile barrier for placement preferably at a railroad crossing. The system includes a net stored in a pit spanning a roadway and parallel to railroad tracks. The net may be raised as an automobile approaches along the roadway in a particular travel direction; should the automobile not stop timely it will collide with the net, causing t...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]The present invention provides alternate systems and methods for arresting, or otherwise impeding, movement of objects such as vehicles. Systems of the invention may be bi-directional in operation and may be reset for reuse relatively rapidly after having been deployed. Such systems additionally may use some or substantially all of available stopping space when deployed, potentially reducing likelihood of injury to occupants of arrested vehicles.

Problems solved by technology

Such systems additionally may use some or substantially all of available stopping space when deployed, potentially reducing likelihood of injury to occupants of arrested vehicles.

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